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The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
Time Magazine called upon top fantasy authors (e.g., N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Edeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare, and Marlon James) to collect the most influential works of fantasy fiction in chronological order starting in the 9th century A.D.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted #1)
Gail Carson Levine, 1997
Tigana
Guy Gavriel Kay, 1990
The Bone Clocks
David Mitchell, 2014
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt, 1975
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2019
The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro, 2015
The Changeling
Victor LaValle, 2017
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter, 1978
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Amos Tutuola, 1952
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales
Lewis Carroll, 2016
A Hero Born
Jin Yong, 1957
The Wandering Unicorn
Manuel Mujica Láinez
Get in Trouble
Kelly Link, 1991
Challenge to Efrafa
Judy Allen, 1999
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Amos Tutuola, 1954
Blanca & Roja
Anna-Marie McLemore, 2018
Brown Girl in the Ring
Nalo Hopkinson, 1998
A Stranger in Olondria
Sofia Samatar, 2013
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, 2009
§ About this list
- Books
- 93
- Published
- 1485–2020
- Average rating
- 4.2 / 5 across 65,334 ratings
- Genres
- Fiction, Adventure, Classics, General
Most-rated on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
- 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · J.K. Rowling
- 2Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · J.K. Rowling
- 3The Fellowship of the Ring · J.R.R. Tolkien
Common questions about The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
- How many books are on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine has 93 books, published between 1485 and 2020.
- Which book on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine is the most popular?
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is the most-rated book on the list, with 6,199 ratings and a 4.3 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.6 out of 5.
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- Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Fellowship of the Ring: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- The books on this list are tagged Fiction, Adventure, Classics and General.